Jessica Hergert

Although the predictive utility of minimal residual disease has yet to be fully realized in non–small cell lung cancer, it has the potential to guide treatment decisions in earlier lines of treatment, including the adjuvant setting.

The IDH2 inhibitor enasidenib demonstrated promising efficacy in combination with azacitidine and as a single agent in patients with high-risk, IDH2-mutated myelodysplastic syndrome.

Novel combinations with agents, such as pevonedistat, eprenetapopt, venetoclax or magrolimab, plus hypomethylating agents like azacitidine are being evaluated to determine whether they can improve upon the lackluster median survival for patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Richard Kim, MD, discusses the utility of EGFR inhibitors in patients with RAS wild-type colorectal cancer, the convenience of biweekly dosing with cetuximab, recommendations for managing EGFR inhibitor–related treatment-related adverse effects, and novel combinations on the horizon.

Data presented during the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting offered insight into the optimization of BTK inhibitors, induction therapy, consolidative therapy, and radiation therapy for patients across the paradigm of hematologic malignancies.

Repetitive locoregional infusion of HER2-specific CAR T cells did not induce any dose-limiting toxicities.

Thomas G. Martin, MD, discusses the latest news in frontline, early relapsed, and heavily pretreated multiple myeloma, including the growing promise of quadruplets, emerging targets beyond BCMA, and the potential emergence of quadruplets, venetoclax, and antiviral therapy in amyloidosis.

Treatment patterns differed for patients with metastatic undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma based on disease characteristics, age, race, combined household income, and treatment facility.

The highly differentiated mechanism of action of plinabulin, an investigational, first-in-class, selective immunomodulating microtubule binding agent, has positioned the drug as a potential preventive treatment for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, as well as an anticancer agent in non–small cell lung cancer.

Chemoimmunotherapy combinations have transformed the treatment landscape for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, but balancing potential efficacy with the risk of toxicity with these regimens is critical in both the metastatic and early-stage settings.

Daniel Pollyea, MD, MS, discusses the current management of patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, the data noted so far with pevonedistat in this paradigm, and other therapies positioned to improve outcomes for this patient population.

Among a plethora of novel immunotherapeutic and targeted agents, the treatment landscapes for small cell lung cancer and non–small cell lung cancer have witnessed a rapid expansion that has led to improved survival and quality of life for patients, including a wider range of patients who harbor molecular abnormalities.

Halle Moore, MD, discusses the data that support the use of CDK4/6 inhibitors plus endocrine therapy in HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, how to select between available CDK4/6 inhibitors in the metastatic setting, and the current state of this treatment approach for patients with early-stage disease.

The provision of urologic care underwent a significant decline during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic across all demographic groups and practice settings in the United States, regardless of the timing of stay-at-home order mandates.

Although the armamentarium of multiple myeloma is rich with available treatment options, novel triplet regimens, maintenance therapies, and targets beyond BCMA are further expanding the paradigm across the newly diagnosed, early-relapse, and late-relapse disease states.

Heather L. McArthur, MD, MPH, discusses key advances in breast cancer regarding CDK4/6 inhibitors, PI3K inhibitors, and subcutaneous formulations of standard treatments.

A silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid uptake of telemedicine and virtual health care for patients with cancer.

Paul K. Paik, MD, discusses the clinical implications of tepotinib on the non–small cell lung cancer armamentarium.

Fixed-duration venetoclax plus obinutuzumab demonstrated prolonged remissions compared with chemoimmunotherapy in elderly patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia and comorbidities.

Enrollment to the pivotal phase 3 MOMENTUM trial, which is evaluating the novel JAK1/2 and ACVR1/ALK2 inhibitor momelotinib vs danazol in patients with symptomatic myelofibrosis and anemia, has completed.

Early detection of primary lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography screening was associated with a lower risk of brain metastases after PLC diagnosis vs other methods

NRG1 fusions, which are often first detected by RNA-based sequencing, confer a more molecularly, pathologically, and clinically diverse subtype of lung cancer compared with historical hypotheses.

The field of targeted therapy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer has grown exponentially in recent years, with inhibitors for RET, MET exon 14 skipping, and KRAS G12C mutations transforming the paradigm.

Peter Riedell, MD, discusses the rationale for a study in mantle cell lymphoma, the clinical implications of the findings, and unanswered questions that future research efforts should aim to answer.

The expanding therapeutic landscape in multiple myeloma is poised to integrate daratumumab-based quadruplet therapies and novel cellular therapies as standard options for patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory disease.

Achieving transfusion independence after 24 weeks of treatment with momelotinib is associated with clinical benefit in patients with myelofibrosis irrespective of the degree of anemia, platelet count, or transfusion status at baseline.

Daratumumab-based quadruplet regimens and cutting-edge immune-based therapies are positioned to become potential standard options in frontline multiple myeloma treatment.

Momelotinib can provide clinically relevant and comparable improvement in overall symptom burden and individual symptom items compared with ruxolitinib in patients with intermediate- and high-risk JAK inhibitor–naïve myelofibrosis.

James A. DeCaprio, MD, discusses the incidence of Merkel cell carcinoma, risk factors for the disease, established treatment options, and investigational regimens on the horizon.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel demonstrated significant clinical activity with durable responses in patients with relapsed/refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma who experienced disease progression within 24 months from initiation of the first anti-CD20–containing chemotherapy, which is a high-risk clinical feature.